I am a “newbie” who normally used Eagle and am trying Kicad, but I’ve run into some confusion. Any help with the below items would be greatly appreciated.
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I normally create board outlines that are for the enclosures that I normally use. I can’t seem to store and retrieve the outlines (stored in kicad board files). what is the best way to do this?
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I find it very frustrating to get a trace (or edge cut, etc) to be recognized so the properties and be inspected or modified. Is there an easy way than to just keep stabbing at the line with my mouse clicks? My best solution, so far, has been to "capture the line " with a left moust click drag.
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I want to use the digikey-kicad-library but I have questions about how to impliement it. Is there a directory that holds all the global libraries where I can just import additional libraries?
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Any tips for storing my own sysmbol and footprint libraries
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I usually use a mix of components some of which fit the .1" grid and some that fit various metric grids. That means creating a trace to go from a .1" grid to a metric position and the procedure is frustrating and tedious. There must be some trick I don’t know about (maybe some kind of snap spec) that makes connecting something line a 4x603 chip to a .1" header. Any input?
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One of the most annoying points of the kicad system is the drawing sheet red outline. There must be some way to make the border and info fields “go away”.
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a prominent Origin bullseye or gunsight at x = 0.00 and y = 0.00 would be nice.
other than the above and some intermittent failures to tie drawn symbols in the schematic to the footprints in the board layouts everything is strange and awkward and will be until I learn the the kicad system and it’s tips and tricks. (yes i used all of the procudures and the 'show" tag).
Any enlightenment would be appreciated. I am going back to the manual now, thanks.